Alexis is riding her bicycle to school one day and slides on some loose gravel at the bottom of a hill.Her bike flies out from under her and she looses consciousness.At the hospital Alexis does not seem oriented to the situation and cannot remember even riding her bike let alone falling.The doctors wish to take pictures of the structure of her brain to determine whether or not there are injuries.To do this,they use a _______________:

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A computerized axial tomography (CT) scan is the best choice for taking pictures of the structure of Alexis's brain to determine whether or not there are injuries. EEG records electrical activity in the brain, chemical stimulation technique involves introducing chemicals to stimulate the brain's activity, and PET scan is used to measure metabolic activity in the brain, none of which would provide images of the brain's structure.

Alexis Is Riding Her Bicycle to School One Day and Slides